to repay it, the nation requires 17 years worth of tax revenues. the total debt also translates into almost $65,000 per person. the government plans to submit the draft budget to the diet for approval by the end of next month. >>> let's check on the markets. european stocks are trading slightly lower. investors appear to be taking a wait to see stance before the fed's policy meeting as well as release of u.s. fourth quarter gdp this week. london's ftse 100 right now down by a fraction. frankfurt's dax down by 0.17%. the cac 40 in paris down by 0.3%. earlier in asian trading stocks lacked direction. some investors locked in profits sensing that the markets may be overheating. tokyo nikkei average managed a rebound, up by 0.4%. shanghai rose 4.35% to an eight-month high. the hang seng in hong kong slipped from a 20-month high it touched on monday. let's take a look at currencies. the dollar is moving in a tight range against the yen. dollar/yen right now at 90.44 to 48. many want to see the outcome of the fed meetings and a series of key economic num